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Death by tattoo.

Five days after getting a new tattoo on his right calf, a 31-year-old man went for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico.
Two days later, he developed a fever and chills, and swelling began to spread over the tattoo site, as well as throughout both his legs.

Lab work also turned up high levels of liver enzymes, which suggested a history of chronic liver disease. (Here are 6 surprising signs your liver might be failing.)
With the progression of the lesions?coupled with a history of liver disease in a patient with recent seawater exposure after getting a tattoo?the doctors suspected infection with Vibrio vulnificus, a type of bacteria present in ocean water.

Labs confirmed it, and doctors started the man on a double antibiotic regimen. But his condition deteriorated, and he went into septic shock. He died due to a combination of liver disease, kidney failure, and necrotic skin lesions.

Infection with Vibrio vulnificus can cause watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and chills, usually beginning about 24 hours after ingestion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Most cases occur when you eat raw oysters contaminated with the bug, but they can also occur when contaminated water enters an open wound.

In fact, if you read your tattoo aftercare instructions, you?ll probably see that swimming is discouraged until your tattoo fully heals.

Tattoos are created through micro-abrasions on the skin, which makes it easier for bacteria to get in, says Jared Jagdeo, M.D, an assistant professor in the department of dermatology at the University of California who has researched tattoo aftercare instructions. And outdoor activities like swimming can provide ample opportunity for bacteria to enter?upping your risk of infection.

While it?s not uncommon to develop an infection after getting a tattoo, Vibrio vulnificus is rare in healthy people. In fact, healthy people make up less than 5 percent of all cases of Vibrio vulnificus sepsis, the study says.

The man?s chronic liver disease was a huge risk factor for it, which left him susceptible to developing a severe infection. So if you have chronic liver disease, it?s best to avoid raw oyster ingestion and swimming in seawater with open wounds, the researchers write.

It's not in the Bible, it's in church.

Originally Posted by Oddity

New Testament scipture reference please.

eta: yeah, that's a trick question. There isn't one.

You never took communion. It's not in the Bible, it's in church. The priest hands you or puts a piece of bread on your tongue and says, "Body of Christ." You are the body of Christ. You do not desecrate the body of Christ. Or would YOU.

Ti

"We must overcome difficulties rather than being overcome by difficulties."

You never took communion. It's not in the Bible, it's in church. The priest hands you or puts a piece of bread on your tongue and says, "Body of Christ." You are the body of Christ. You do not desecrate the body of Christ. Or would YOU.

Ti

I know what communion is. Art is not desecration. Jesus is everyone's Savior. Even people with tattoos.

A Buddhist monk walked up to the guy working behind a hot dog cart and said, "Make me one with everything."

"Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions..." -Heraclitus